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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Smile Grill is on

Ijust completed installation of my new grill, give me your opinion. Good, bad or indifferent. It took me a while but I finally got the look I was going for. I created a new gallery just for this.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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I like it. Gives it a totally different look. The one thing I would have done different would be to give the corners a rounded look to go with the rest of the truck. Most of the styling que's for this model truck are soft and flowing.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Ijust completed installation of my new grill, give me your opinion. Good, bad or indifferent. It took me a while but I finally got the look I was going for. I created a new gallery just for this.
The headlights are from Street Rod Headquarters to see them go to www.streetrodhq.com
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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Hey Mark I never gave that a thought but now that you mention it I'll see what I can do, it just might be worth doing. Thanks for the compliment and the tip.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Looks great; could even insert a oval in center if you wanted, or behind the grille.
I'm hanging onto a new trunk deck license plate insert from a Lincoln Town car; I plan on french'n into a tailgate on a swb 66 one of these day's.

Mitch
 
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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I think it looks cool, agree with Mark on the smooth corners. But I'm an old fogie so what do I know I like stock but then 66 has a grille that sets apart in my opinion.

Pros: You did it custom thats a + in my book anyday..I'm way stumped as it looks like one piece....bezels and all..

Cons: Having experience witrh the mesh grille before.. Bugs are going to be a PITA but hey it looks stainless so it should clean up real pretty like

 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 07:23 AM
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I think it robs the Slick of it's unique front end appearance. Looks like a giant window screen to me. It needs something to break up that mass of mesh.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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I think it robs the Slick of it's unique front end appearance. Looks like a giant window screen to me. It needs something to break up that mass of mesh.
Your right, I was looking at it and it does need something. So what I decided to do was put the script lettering "custom cab" diagonally from center and see what that does.
 
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Try in the computer first costs much less. I can see a stainless oval Ford in there NP .
 
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